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Paperback A Traveller's History of Athens Book

ISBN: 1566565332

ISBN13: 9781566565332

A Traveller's History of Athens

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Athens has a history stretching back to Mycenaean times and in the fifth century BC it became the most significant community for the development of political thought and practice, art and culture that had ever been seen and which still retains a vital influence on the present day. When the Ancient Olympics were first revived at the end of the nineteenth century they took place in Athens--an occasion remembered in the Games of 2004. A Traveller's History of Athens describes the whole history of this great city from mythological and prehistoric times, through its artistic flowering in the classical age; its transformation in Roman times from a major player in world politics to a quiet university city; its decline into ruin and insignificance in the Middle Ages when it became the playground of Crusaders and their successors; the long period of subjection to the Ottoman empire; its recreation as the capital of a new nation in the nineteenth century, and one of the finest new-classical cities in Europe; its troubled history in the twentieth century and its continuing place in the hearts and minds of all visitors. Throughout, quotations from contemporary sources enliven and illuminate the text. The author, who visits Athens at least once a year, also incorporates a chronological history and includes helpful information on Athens' museums and galleries and archaeological sites, excursions from the city and on transport and communications.

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A complete history in the space of several hundred quick pages

I highly recommend all of the, "A Traveller's History of..." series. These books are lively, informative histories that are the perfect read before a trip somewhere new or just to brush up on the history that one's forgotten over the years. They all cover a particular location's entire history up until the present and provide insights into its changing culture and politics over the years in an intelligent but highly, and swiftly, readable manner. And compact enough to bring with one to look up that forgotten bit of information that makes an afternoon's outing that much more enjoyable.
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